Example sentences of "rule [adv prt] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Soviet Union gave appreciable assistance in cultivating a significant air strength in contrast to the United States , which concentrated solely on the army in the south , ruling out aid in the air and naval spheres . |
| 2 | On June 28 after the shooting incident US President Bush , describing Saddam Hussein as a " brutal bully " , refused to rule out speculation concerning a possible US-led military attack against Iraq to enforce compliance . |
| 3 | Although many valuable religious icons had not been removed , there was sufficient evidence of the building having been ransacked for the police to refuse to rule out robbery as a possible motive . |
| 4 | The film combination rules out Donna as the child who ate the choc ice , so Meg and Simon must have watched Snow White and Bugs Bunny , leaving Donna as the eater of the ice lolly . |
| 5 | Althusser rules out epistemology as a solution to the problem of ideology , arguing that there are no guarantees . |
| 6 | Sun and ICL say they are there to ‘ endorse ’ HyperSparc , though neither rules out use of the part in future system plans . |
| 7 | Mr Frank said : ‘ Dr Phillimore told us he could no longer rule out pollution as a cause . |
| 8 | Neither of the main parties ruled out formation of a coalition ; no party in Israel had ever won the 61 seats necessary to secure a majority in the Knesset . |
| 9 | JD and the Left Front parties ruled out participation in a coalition , but agreed to support a Congress ( I ) minority government from outside on specific issues . |
| 10 | However , the chairwoman of the Scottish Labour Party , Johann Lamont , ruled out support for a Scottish parliamentary council and was heckled when criticising the SNP 's action in voting with the Government last week . |
| 11 | In an article in today 's Mail on Sunday Dr Owen also warns Tory leaders that if they rule out coalition with the Liberal Democrats they could end 13 years in |
| 12 | The Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , has ruled out devaluation of the pound . |
| 13 | Thus the Greater London Council proposed in their evidence to Williams that the law should prohibit any depictions ‘ which purport to portray an unlawful sexual act ’ , a course which might have ruled out sin as a serious subject for filmed drama . |
| 14 | In fact , the very first paragraph of the Brazzaville Conference report had expressly ruled out self-determination as a possibility , and during the RPF years de Gaulle had made fairly explicit statements in favour of preserving the empire . |
| 15 | They have ruled out Deal as the site of a second safe house and inquiries are now focused on Dover and Kent villages . |